LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Technology and Public Policy Program, and the University of Texas at Austin’s Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute are proud to present Digital Inclusion in Texas, a conference and colloquium. The conference will bring together noted scholars, representatives of federal, state, and city government, and nonprofit advocacy organizations to address gaps in broadband adoption throughout the United States.

The Texas Tribune is partnering with The University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs for the next installment of Texas Tribune Festival’s “On The Road” series, titled “Health Care.” The daylong symposium will cover major issues in health care policy in Texas and will include discussions about the Affordable Care Act, women’s health, cost containment and the impact of technological innovation on medicine. The event will take place April 25 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. In addition to several LBJ School alumni who will be speaking on panels, LBJ School Professor David Warner, a health care policy expert, will be moderating a panel on cost containment.

We asked Freshman State Representative Gene Wu to share his thoughts on the greatest policy challenges facing Texas and the U.S. and his inspiration for running for office in this alumni spotlight Q&A.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke twice at the LBJ School of Public Affairs on March 18 on a variety of topics ranging from the anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, to leadership, education, health care and international development.

The LBJ School of Public Affairs will host a workshop on "Reinventing Diplomacy" May 10-11. The purpose of the workshop will be to commission a set of clear and focused case studies of instances of successful international diplomacy.

Event Date: Monday, March 18, 2013 - 7:00pm

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State, will be speaking at The University of Texas at Austin on March 18. In her remarks, Dr. Rice will discuss leadership in a changing world. The event is co-hosted by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and the LBJ Presidential Library.

For over a year, 17 LBJ School student researchers spent over 900 hours collecting more than 1 million data points on how Members of Congress use social media. To their surprise, they discovered that these elected officials used social media most often to publicize their positions on policy issues, not for self-promotion, campaigning or media appearances, as the researchers originally thought.

Event Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 12:15pm

The LBJ School of Public Affairs will welcome Dr. Dan Schueftan, Director of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa Israel, on March 6 at 12:15 PM in SRH 3.122 for a talk titled “The Middle East in Transition: Implications for the US and Israel.” Lunch will be provided.

Event Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 12:15pm

The LBJ School of Public Affairs will welcome Dr. Dan Schueftan, Director of the National Security Studies Center at the University of Haifa Israel, on March 5 at 12:15 PM in SRH 3.122 for a talk titled “The Middle East in Transition: Implications for the US and Israel.” Lunch will be provided.

Event Date: Friday, March 8, 2013 - 2:00pm

Acting Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller, the government’s chief arms control negotiator and Senior Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament policy, will lead a roundtable discussion on nuclear policy for the 21st century and the tools that will be needed along the way. The event will take place on March 8 at 2 PM in SRH 3.384 located at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14, 2013 -- In commemoration of Barbara Jordan Freedom Week, a gallery showcasing Barbara Jordan’s life will be on display in the rotunda of the Texas State Capitol Building. The week of Feb. 20-26 was established as Barbara Jordan Freedom Week by the 2011 Texas Senate.